March 8, 2021


Vo khayaal reh gaya uljha hi aaj bhi 
Suljhaate huye jise kayi saal ho gaye

Na ye kashamkash nayi na hum naye
Naye magar fir bhi kayi bawaal ho gaye

Jaane faila jata hai ya simat raha ye shahar
Do lafzo.n pe yahaan chaar sawaal ho gaye

Kehte hum ab bhi wohi hain jo kehna chahein 
Aur honge jo tere zaike ke pur-khyaal ho gaye

Posted by .. Vik . at 12:20 AM

 

1 comments:

Siyaah said...

The rhyme works well! It is a qita (like a ghazal but without a matla).
The third sher is outstanding - what a play on words "do lafzon" "chaar sawaal"! And brining this in with the concept of phaila jaata ya simat raha shahar...that's novel. Well done!

 
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